The application is the divisional application that the denomination of invention submitted on November 1st, 2010 is " albumin variants ", application number is the application for a patent for invention of " 201080060322.5 ".
The application contains the sequence table of computer-reader form, and it is incorporated to herein by carrying stating.
Accompanying drawing is sketched
The restriction figure of Fig. 1 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB4082.
The restriction figure of Fig. 2 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB2305.
The restriction figure of Fig. 3 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB4005.
10 μMs of albumin are injected SPR induction spectrum (sensorgram) of gained by Fig. 4 display for shFcRn, the HSA (A3782) of the not fatty acids of HSA (JTA)=obtain from Sigma-Aldrich, HSA (Novozymes)=commercial recombination human serum albumin (RECOMBUMIN).
Fig. 5 shows shFcRn-GST and combines (100-0.045 μ g/ml) the ELISA of human serum albumin (HSA) variant.PH6.0 and pH7.4 that be combined in of WT, D494N, D494Q and D494A carries out.PH6.0 and pH7.4 that be combined in of WT, D494N, D494N/T496A and T496A carries out.PH6.0 and pH7.4 that be combined in of WT, E495Q and E495A carries out.
Fig. 6 shows the HSA variant of 0.2 μM to the representativeness induction spectrum of the combination of immobilized shFcRn (~ 4600RU).WT, D494N, D494Q, D494A, D494N/T496A and T496A.
Fig. 7 shows the HSA variant of 1 μM to the representativeness induction spectrum of the combination of immobilized shFcRn (~ 1400RU).WT, D494N, D494Q, D494A, D494N/T496A and T496A.
Fig. 8 display is based on being such as shown in the twice independently SPR experiment of (A) Fig. 6 with (B) Fig. 7, the relative combination of HSA variant compared with WT.
Fig. 9 shows ELISA:(A) at pH6.0, shFcRn to the albuminous combination from people, donkey, ox, sheep, goat and rabbit.(B) at pH6.0, shFcRn to the albuminous combination from cavy, hamster, rat and chicken.(C) at pH7.4, shFcRn to the albuminous combination from people, donkey, ox, sheep, goat and rabbit.(D) at pH7.4, shFcRn to the albuminous combination from cavy, hamster, rat and chicken.(E) different albuminous relative combination.The relative combination of human albumin to shFcRn is defined as 1.0.The representative of ELISA value repeats the mean value of testing.
Figure 10 shows SPR: at pH6.0 and pH7.4, shFcRn-GST to the albuminous combination from several species.The display of representative induction spectrum is to 5.0 μMs of albuminous combinations from different plant species: (A) people, (B) donkey, (C) ox, (D) goat, (E) sheep, (F) rabbit, (G) dog, (H) cavy, (I) hamster, (J) rat, (K) mouse and (L) chicken.The shFcRn (~ 2100RU) that described albumin variants marks for immobilized GST injects.Be infused in 25 DEG C to carry out with the speed of 40 μ l/min.
Figure 11 shows the SPR induction spectrum of selected HSA mutant and comparing of wild-type HSA.By (A) WT and P499A of 20 μMs, (B) WT and K500A, (C) WT and K536A, (D) WT and P537A, and (E) WT and K538A, and (F) WT and K537A injects at pH6.0 (~ 1500RU) for immobilized shFcRn.
Figure 12 shows the SPR induction spectrum of HSA mutant and comparing of WTHSA.By (A) WT and K573A of 10 μMs, (B) WT and K573C, (C) WT and K573F, (D) WT and K573G, and (E) WT and K573L, and (F) WT and K573M, (G) WT and K573Q, (H) WT and K573R, and (I) WT and K573T, and (J) WT and K573V injects at pH5.5 and pH7.4 for immobilized shFcRn.Be infused in 25 DEG C to carry out with the flow velocity of 80 μ l/min.
Figure 13 shows the SPR induction spectrum of HSA mutant and comparing of wild-type HSA.By (A) WT and K573D of 10 μMs, (B) WT and K573E, (C) WT and K573H, (D) WT and K573I, and (E) WT and K573N, and (F) WT and K573P, (G) WT and K573S, (H) WT and K573*, and (I) WT and K573W, and (J) WT and K573Y injects at pH5.5 and pH7.4 for immobilized shFcRn.Be infused in 25 DEG C to carry out with the flow velocity of 80 μ l/min.
Figure 14 shows the SPR induction spectrum of HSA mutant and comparing of wild-type HSA.By (A) WT and E492G+K538H+K541N+E542D of 20 μMs, (B) WT and E492T+N503K+K541A, (C) WT and E492P+N503K+K541G+E542P, (D) WT and E492H+E501P+N503H+E505D+T506S+T540S+K541E, and (E) WT and A490D+E492T+V493L+E501P+N503D+A504E+E505K+T506F+K541D, and (F) WT and E492G+V493P+K538H+K541N+E542D injects for immobilized shFcRn at pH6.0.Be infused in 25 DEG C to carry out with the flow velocity of 80 μ l/min.
Figure 15 shows the SPR induction spectrum of HSA mutant and comparing of wild-type HSA.(A) WT of 20 μMs, (B) H440Q, (C) H464Q, (D) H510Q and (E) H535Q are injected at pH6.0 for immobilized shFcRn.Be infused in 25 DEG C to carry out with the flow velocity of 80 μ l/min.
Figure 16 shows the SPR induction spectrum of HSA mutant K500E and comparing of wild-type HSA.The HSA mutant K500E of 10 μMs is injected at pH5.75 for immobilized shFcRn.Be infused in 25 DEG C to carry out with the flow velocity of 30 μ l/min.
The restriction figure of Figure 17 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB3017.
The restriction figure of Figure 18 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB3021.
The restriction figure of Figure 19 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB3056.
The restriction figure of Figure 20 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB3165.
The restriction figure of Figure 21 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB4172.
The restriction figure of Figure 22 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB4267.
The restriction figure of Figure 23 Explicit Expression plasmid pDB4285.
Figure 24 shows the GP-HPLC chromatogram that WTHSA and mutant K573PHRP conjugate are analyzed for shFcRn.On TSKG3000SWXL post (TosohBioscience), the injection of 25 μ L is carried out as described in materials and methods.
Figure 25 show SDSPAGE be separated continue with fluorescein put together albuminous naked eyes (A) and ultraviolet (B) detection.HSA::F5M (swimming lane 1), K573P::F5M (swimming lane 2) and rHA standard (swimming lane 3).
Figure 26 shows the shFcRn binding characteristic of HSA variant.By WTrHA and E492T of 10 μMs (A), WTrHA and D494N/E495Q/T496A (B), WTrHA and N503D (C), WTrHA and N503K (D), WTrHA and E492T/N503D (E), WTrHA and E495Q/T496A (F), WTrHA and K538H (G), WTrHA and E492D (H) injects for immobilized shFcRn at pH5.5.
Figure 27 shows the shFcRn binding characteristic of HSA variant.WTrHA and K541A of 10 μMs (I) and WTrHA and K541N (J) are injected for immobilized shFcRn at pH5.5.
Figure 28 shows the competitive binding of K573A and K573P, by shFcRn (100nM) to be injected separately for immobilized HSA (~ 2500RU) at pH6.0 or with different HSAK573A and K573P preincubation of measuring after inject and measure.
Figure 29 shows the competitive binding of HSA-FLAG variant, measures by for immobilized HSA (~ 2500RU) at pH6.0 shFcRn (100nM) injecting separately or together injected from the HSA-FLAG variant of different amount.
Figure 30 shows the competitive binding of HSA-IL1Ra variant, measures by for immobilized HSA (~ 2500RU) at pH6.0 shFcRn (100nM) injecting separately or together injected from the HSA-IL1Ra variant of different amount.
Figure 31 shows the competitive binding of HSA variant that scFv merges, and measures by be injected separately by shFcRn (100nM) for immobilized HSA (~ 2500RU) at pH6.0 or together inject from (A) scFv-HSA-FLAG variant of different amount or (B) HSA-scFv-FLAG variant.
Figure 32 shows HSA, and single, dual and triple mutant variant is to the combination of shFcRn.10 of often kind of HSA variant μMs of samples are injected for immobilized shFcRn at pH5.5 or pH7.4.
Detailed Description Of The Invention
The present invention relates to albumin variants or its fragment of the albuminous separation of parent, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, it is in the position 417 of the mature polypeptide corresponding to SEQIDNO:2, 440, 464, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506, 510, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 550, 573, 574, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, one or more (several) position of 582 and 584 comprises change, wherein said variant is not by having replacement D494N, E501K, K541E, D550G, A, the variant of the SEQIDNO:2 composition of K573E or K574N.
Change in one or more position independently selected from replacement, insertion and disappearance, wherein preferably can replace.
Definition
Variant: term " variant " means by the one or more changes in one or more (several) position, the polypeptide namely replacing, insert and/or lack and derive from parent's albumin.Replace and mean to substitute with different aminoacids the amino acid occupying certain position; Disappearance means to remove the amino acid occupying certain position; And it is one or more to insert the aminoacid addition meaning and then to occupy certain position, a preferred 1-3 amino acid.
Mutant: term " mutant " means the polynucleotide of encode variant.
Wild-type albumin: term " wild-type " (WT) albumin means to have the albumin with the natural identical aminoacid sequence seen in animal or human.
Parent or parent's albumin: term " parent " or " parent's albumin " mean to cause through manpower to change with the albumin producing albumin variants of the present invention.Described parent can be (wild-type) polypeptide or its allelotrope (allele) of natural appearance, or even its variant.
FcRn and shFcRn: term " FcRn " means people's neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn).ShFcRn is the Soluble recombinant versions of FcRn.
SmFcRn: term " smFcRn " is the Soluble recombinant versions of mouse neonatal Fc acceptor.
The variant be separated: term " variant of separation " means to modify also wholly or in part from the variant of at least one component separating of appearance natural with it through manpower.In one aspect, determining that this variant is at least 1% pure according to SDS-PAGE or GP-HPLC, such as, is at least 5% pure, being at least 10% pure, is at least 20% pure, is at least 40% pure, being at least 60% pure, is at least 80% pure, and is at least 90% pure.
Substantially the variant that (substantially) is pure: term " substantially pure variant " means a kind of prepared product, it comprises at the most 10%, at the most 8%, at the most 6%, at the most 5%, at the most 4%, at the most 3%, at the most 2%, at the most 1%, and other peptide materials of combining of 0.5% or restructuring natural with it by weight at the most.Preferably, described variant is that the total peptide material weighing scale at least 92% be present in this prepared product is pure, and such as at least 94% is pure, and at least 95% is pure, at least 96% is pure, and at least 97% is pure, and at least 98% is pure, at least 99% is pure, and at least 99.5% is pure, and 100% is pure.Variant of the present invention is preferably substantially pure form.Its by, such as, prepare this variant with known recombination method and purification process and reach.
Mature polypeptide: term " mature polypeptide " means through translation and any posttranslational modification, as the polypeptide of the final form after N-terminal processing, C-terminal brachymemma, glycosylation, phosphorylation etc.In one aspect, described mature polypeptide is the amino acid/11 to 585 of SEQIDNO:2, comprises any posttranslational modification.
Mature polypeptide encoded sequence: term " mature polypeptide encoded sequence " means the polynucleotide of encoding mature albumin polypeptide.In one aspect, described mature polypeptide encoded sequence is the Nucleotide 1 to 1758 of SEQIDNO:1.
Sequence iden: the dependency between two aminoacid sequences or between two nucleotide sequences is by parameter " sequence iden " described by.
For the present invention, degree of sequence identity between two aminoacid sequences uses Needleman-Wunsch algorithm (Needleman and Wunsch, 1970, J.Mol.Biol.48:443-453) determine, as EMBOSS software package (EMBOSS: European Molecular Biology Open software group (TheEuropeanMolecularBiologyOpenSoftwareSuite), Rice etc., 2000, TrendsGenet.16:276-277) Needle program, is preferably and performs in 3.0.0 version or version afterwards.Optional parameter used is gap open penalty (gapopenpenalty) 10, gap extension penalty (gapextensionpenalty) 0.5, and EBLOSUM62 (the EMBOSS version of BLOSUM62) substitution matrix.Applying marking is that the Needle of " the longest identity " exports (use-nobrief option obtain) as percentage identities and to calculate as follows:
(identical residue × 100)/(in comparison length-comparison breach sum)
For the present invention, degree of sequence identity between two deoxyribonucleotide sequence uses Needleman-Wunsch algorithm (Needleman and Wunsch, 1970, on seeing) determine, as EMBOSS software package (EMBOSS: European Molecular Biology Open software group (TheEuropeanMolecularBiologyOpenSoftwareSuite), Rice etc., 2000, on seeing) Needle program, be preferably and perform in 3.0.0 version or version afterwards.Optional parameter used is gap open penalty 10, gap extension penalty 0.5, and EDNAFULL (the EMBOSS version of NCBINUC4.4) substitution matrix.Applying marking is " the longest identity " Needle export (use-nobrief option obtain) as percentage identities and to calculate as follows:
(identical deoxyribonucleotide × 100)/(in comparison Chang Du – comparison breach sum)
Fragment: term " fragment " means from albuminous amino and/or carboxyl terminal, and/or albuminous inner area has one or more (several) aminoacid deletion, and retain the polypeptide being incorporated into the ability of FcRn.Fragment origin can come from the sequence composition that of HSA do not interrupt, or it can comprise the sequence that two or more derive from HSA.Fragment of the present invention has the size exceeding about 20 amino-acid residues, preferably greater than 30 amino-acid residues, more preferably above 40 amino-acid residues, more preferably above 50 amino-acid residues, more preferably above 75 amino-acid residues, more preferably above 100 amino-acid residues, more preferably above 200 amino-acid residues, more preferably above 300 amino-acid residues, even more preferably above 400 amino-acid residues, and most preferably more than the size of 500 amino-acid residues.
Allelic variant (allelicvariant): term " allelic variant " means any two or more Alternative Form of the gene occupying phase syntenic genes seat.Allelic variation is occurred natively by sudden change, and can cause the polymorphism in population.Transgenation can be the polypeptide of reticent (unchanged in the polypeptide of the coding) aminoacid sequence with change of maybe can encoding.The allelic variant of polypeptide is the polypeptide of being encoded by the allelic variant of gene.
Encoding sequence: term " encoding sequence " means directly to specify it to translate the polynucleotide of the aminoacid sequence of the polypeptide product obtained.The border of encoding sequence is determined by opening frame usually, described in open frame and usually start with ATG initiator codon or alternative initiator codon such as GTG and TTG, and with terminator codon as TAA, TAG and TGA terminate.Encoding sequence can be DNA, cDNA, synthesis or restructuring polynucleotide.
CDNA: term " cDNA " mean can by reverse transcription from derive from eukaryotic maturation, DNA molecular prepared by the mRNA molecule of montage.CDNA lacks the intron sequences that can be present in corresponding gene group DNA.Initial (initial), elementary rna transcription thing are the precursors of mRNA, and it processes (comprising montage) then as the mRNA appearance of ripe montage by a series of step.
Nucleic acid construct: term " nucleic acid construct " means the nucleic acid molecule of strand or double-strand, described nucleic acid molecule is separated from naturally occurring gene, or to be modified in the mode originally not being present in (nototherwiseexist) occurring in nature with the section containing nucleic acid or described nucleic acid molecule by described nucleic acid molecule be synthesize.When described nucleic acid construct contains the regulating and controlling sequence of expressing needed for encoding sequence of the present invention, term nucleic acid construct and term " expression cassette " synonym.
Regulating and controlling sequence (controlsequence): the polynucleotide that term " regulating and controlling sequence " means code book invention variant express necessary all components.Each regulating and controlling sequence can be natural or external source for the polynucleotide of the described variant of coding, or each regulating and controlling sequence is for can be natural or external source each other.These regulating and controlling sequences include but not limited to leader sequence, polyadenylation se-quence, propeptide sequence, promotor, signal peptide sequence and transcription terminator.Minimum situation, the termination signal that regulating and controlling sequence comprises promotor and transcribes and translate.Regulating and controlling sequence can provide together with the joint for introducing specific restriction sites, and described specific restriction sites promotes the connection of regulating and controlling sequence in the polynucleotide encoding district of encode variant.
Be operably connected: term " is operably connected " and means such configuration, wherein regulating and controlling sequence is placed in the appropriate location of the encoding sequence relative to polynucleotide, make regulating and controlling sequence instruct the expression of encoding sequence.
Express: term " expressions " comprises any step relating to variant generation, it include but not limited to transcribe, post transcriptional modificaiton, translation, posttranslational modification and secretion.
Expression vector: term " expression vector " means DNA molecular that is linear or ring-type, and it comprises the polynucleotide of encode variant, and be operably connected with for being used for its additional nucleotides of expressing.
Host cell: term " host cell " means for being susceptible (susceptible) any cell type with the conversion, transfection, transduction etc. of the nucleic acid construct or expression vector that comprise polynucleotide of the present invention.The spawn of the parental cell incomplete same with parental cell due to the sudden change occurred in a replication process contained in term " host cell ".
Plasma half-time: ideally, plasma half-time should be determined in vivo in suitable individual.But, due to such elapsed time, cost intensive, and inevitably exist the ethics problem brought is tested to animal and human, therefore expect to use external test to determine whether plasma half-time extends or shorten.Known albumin is important to the combination of its acceptor FcRn for plasma half-time, and the association between receptors bind and plasma half-time is the plasma half-time that the more high-affinity of albumin to its acceptor causes more growing.Therefore for the present invention, the higher avidity of albumin to FcRn is regarded as indicating the plasma half-time increased, and albumin is to the plasma half-time being regarded as instruction minimizing compared with low-affinity of its acceptor.
In the application and claims, be combined the term avidity and statement " stronger " or " more weak " of albumin to its acceptor FcRn describe.Therefore, be understood that to have to be considered the molecule of FcRn higher affinity compared with HSA be incorporated into FcRn strongly compared with HSA, and have to be considered compared with the molecule of low-affinity FcRn compared with HSA be weaker incorporated into FcRn compared with HSA.
Term " longer plasma half-time " or " shorter plasma half-time " and similar statement are interpreted as relative to corresponding parent's albumin molecule.Therefore, for albumin variants of the present invention, longer plasma half-time means described variant and has identical sequence but be not contained in corresponding to 417,440,464,490,492,493,494,495,496,499,500,501,503,504,505,506,510,535,536,537,538,540,541,542,550,573,574,575,577,578,579,580,581,582 to compare with the corresponding albumin of change of the position of 584 and have longer plasma half-time in SEQIDNO:2.
Variant naming rule:
For the present invention, the mature polypeptide be disclosed in SEQIDNO:2 is used for determine amino-acid residue corresponding in other albumin.Other albuminous aminoacid sequences and the mature polypeptide be disclosed in SEQIDNO:2 are compared, and based on this comparison, use as EMBOSS wraps (EMBOSS:TheEuropeanMolecularBiologyOpenSoftwareSuite, Rice etc., 2000, TrendsGenet.16:276-277) Needleman-Wunsch algorithm (Needleman and Wunsch performed in Needle program (preferred version 3.0.0 or renewal), 1970, J.Mol.Biol.48:443-453) amino acid position number that in the mature polypeptide disclosed in SEQIDNO:2, any amino-acid residue is corresponding is determined.
In other albumin, identify that corresponding amino-acid residue confirms by using the multiple peptide sequence of " ClustalW " (Larkin etc., 2007, Bioinformatics23:2947-2948) comparison.
(Lindahl and Elofsson when other polypeptide (or albumen) cannot detect the degree of its relation from the mature polypeptide difference of SEQIDNO:2 to traditional comparison based on sequence, 2000, J.Mol.Biol.295:613-615), other can be used by sequence comparison algorithm.Higher susceptibility can use the search utility adopting the probability of peptide family performance (probabilisticrepresentation) (sequence type) to carry out search database to obtain in based on the search of sequence.For example, PSI-BLAST program produces sequence type by (iterative) database search process of iteration, and can detect homologue (Atschul etc., 1997, NucleicAcidsRes.25:3389-3402) far away.When the family of polypeptide or superfamily have one or more representative in Protein structure databases, even higher susceptibility can be reached.Program is as GenTHREADER (Jones1999, J.Mol.Biol.287:797-815; McGuffin and Jones, 2003, Bioinformatics19:874-881) use information from multiple source (PSI-BLAST, secondary structure prediction (secondarystructureprediction), structure alignment sequence type (structuralalignmentprofile) and dissolve gesture (solvationpotential)) as the input of the neural network of the structure folding (structuralfold) to predicted query sequence (querysequence).Similarly, the method for Gough etc., 2000, J.Mol.Biol.313:903-919 can be used for the sequence of unknown structure to compare being present in the superfamily model in SCOP database.These comparisons can be used in generating the Homology model about polypeptide then, and above-mentioned model can use the multiple instrument developed for this purpose to be evaluated with regard to accuracy.
For the protein of known structure, several instruments available and resource are for giving (retrieve) and generating structure comparison for change.For example, the protein of SCOP superfamily has been carried out structure alignment, and these comparisons can to obtain and Downloadable.Two or more protein structures can use many algorithms, as distance comparison matrix (distancealignmentmatrix) (Holm and Sander, 1998, Proteins33:88-96) or combination extend (combinatorialextension) (Shindyalov and Bourne, 1998, ProteinEngineering11:739-747) compare, and the execution of these algorithms can in addition for inquiring about the structural database with object construction, to find possible structural homologue (such as Holm and Park, 2000, Bioinformatics16:566-567).
When describing albumin variants of the present invention, in order to reference conveniently, have employed following nomenclature.Use general IUPAC single-letter or three letter amino acid abbreviation.
Replace.For aminoacid replacement, use following nomenclature: initial, position, substituted amino acid.Correspondingly, such as Threonine called after " Thr226Ala " or " T226A " is replaced at 226 with L-Ala.Multiple mutation plus sige ("+") separates, such as, " Gly205Arg+Ser411Phe " or " G205R+S411F ", representative uses arginine (R) substituted glycinic acid (G) respectively at 205 and 411, and replaces Serine (S) with phenylalanine (F).Accompanying drawing also uses ("/"), such as " E492T/N503D ", and this should regard as and can exchange with ("+").
disappearance.For aminoacid deletion, employ following nomenclature: initial, position *.Correspondingly, glycine called after " Gly195* " or " G195* " is lacked in position 195.Multiple disappearance is separated by plus sige ("+"), such as " Gly195*+Ser411* " or " G195*+S411* ".
insert.For aminoacid insertion, employ following nomenclature: initial, position, initial, the amino acid of insertion.Therefore, after the glycine of position 195, Methionin called after " Gly195GlyLys " or " G195GK " is inserted.Multiple amino acid whose insertion called after [initial, position, initial, the amino acid #1 of insertion, the amino acid #2 of insertion; Etc.].Such as, after the glycine of position 195, Methionin is inserted and L-Ala is designated as " Gly195GlyLysAla " or " G195GKA ".
In the case, add lowercase by the location number of the amino-acid residue before the amino-acid residue inserted and the amino-acid residue inserted is numbered.Therefore, in a upper example, sequence is:
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195 195a 195b |
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G- K- A |
multiple change.Comprise the variant of multiple change by plus sige ("+") separately, such as " Arg170Tyr+Gly195Glu " or " R170Y+G195E " representative replaces arginine and glycine with tyrosine and L-glutamic acid respectively in position 170 and 195.
different replacements.When can import different replacement a position, different replacements is separated by comma, and such as " Arg170Tyr, Glu " representative replaces arginine in position 170 with tyrosine or L-glutamic acid.Therefore, " Tyr167Gly, Ala+Arg170Gly, Ala " refers to following variant:
" Tyr167Gly+Arg170Gly ", " Tyr167Gly+Arg170Ala ", " Tyr167Ala+Arg170Gly " and " Tyr167Ala+Arg170Ala ".
Parent's albumin
Albumin is albumen, and forms albumen the abundantest in blood plasma in Mammals, and characterizes by biochemical method and/or by sequence information from multiple mammiferous albumin.Several albumin, such as human serum albumin (HSA), is characterized by crystallographic methods, and its structure is determined.
HSA is the preferred albumin of the present invention, and for being made up of 585 amino-acid residues and there is the albumen of the molecular weight of 67kDa.At its natural form, it is without glycosylation.The aminoacid sequence of HSA is shown in SEQIDNO:2.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that to exist, with HSA, there is substantially the same characteristic, but there is the Natural allelic of one or more amino acid change compared with SEQIDNO:2, and the present inventor also contains this type of Natural allelic of use as parent's albumin of the present invention.
Albumin generally has the long plasma half-time of about 20 days or more of a specified duration, and such as, HSA has the plasma half-time of 19 days.The long plasma half-time of known HSA is by mediating with the interaction of its acceptor FcRn, but, for HSA long half life precise mechanism behind understanding or knowledge not essential to the present invention.
According to the present invention, term " albumin " means to have identical or very similar three-dimensional structure with HSA, and has the albumen of long plasma half-time.As albuminous example of the present invention, human serum albumin can be mentioned, primates serum albumin is (as chimpanzee serum albumin, gorilla serum albumin), rodents serum albumin is (as hamster sera albumin, guinea pig serum albumin, Mouse albumin and rat serum albumin), bovine serum albumin, horse serum albumin, donkey serum albumin, albumin rabbit serum, lowlenthal serum albumin, sheep serum albumin, dog serum albumin, chicken serum albumin and porcine hemoglobin.The allelotrope of HSA and any natural appearance thereof disclosed in SEQIDNO:2 is the preferred albumin of the present invention.
Parent's albumin of the present invention, its fragment, or the Albumin in Partial sequence that the is general and HSA shown in SEQIDNO:2 of the fusion polypeptide comprising albumin or its fragment has at least 60%, preferred at least 70%, preferred at least 80%, preferred at least 85%, preferred at least 86%, preferred at least 87%, preferred at least 88%, preferred at least 89%, preferred at least 90%, preferred at least 91%, preferred at least 92%, preferred at least 93%, preferred at least 94%, preferred at least 95%, more preferably at least 96%, more preferably at least 97%, more preferably at least 98%, and the most preferably sequence iden of at least 99%.
Described parent preferably comprises or consists of the aminoacid sequence of SEQIDNO:2.Described parent comprises or consists of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2 in yet another aspect.
In another embodiment, described parent is the allelic variant of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In second, described parent is by polynucleotide encoding, described polynucleotide are at unusual low stringency condition, low stringency condition, medium stringency condition, in-Gao stringent condition, with following hybridization under high stringent condition or very high stringent condition: the mature polypeptide encoded sequence of (i) SEQIDNO:1; (ii) the mature polypeptide encoded sequence of SEQIDNO:1; Or total length complementary strand (J.Sambrook, E.F.Fritsch, the andT.Maniatis of (iii) (i) or (ii), 1989, MolecularCloning, ALaboratoryManual, 2dedition, ColdSpringHarbor, NewYork).
The polynucleotide of SEQIDNO:1 or its subsequence, and the aminoacid sequence of SEQIDNO:2 or its fragment, can be used for designing nucleic acid probe, with the DNA of the identification of strains never belonging to together according to method well known in the art and plant and clones coding parent.Specifically, according to the Southern immunoblot method of standard, these probes can be used for hybridizing with the genome of interested genus or kind or cDNA, with identify with from being wherein separated corresponding gene.These probes can be significantly shorter than complete sequence, but length should be at least 14, such as at least 25, at least 35, or at least 70 Nucleotide.Preferably, described nucleic acid probe is at least 100 length of nucleotides, such as, at least 200 Nucleotide, at least 300 Nucleotide, at least 400 Nucleotide, at least 500 Nucleotide, at least 600 Nucleotide, at least 700 Nucleotide, at least 800 Nucleotide, or the length of at least 900 Nucleotide.Both DNA and rna probe all can use.Usually probe mark (such as, is used to detect corresponding gene
32p,
3h,
35s, vitamin H or avidin (avidin) mark).This type of probe is contained in the present invention.
Can screen from the genomic dna prepared by these other organisms or cDNA library with above-mentioned probe hybridization and the DNA of the parent that encodes.Can agarose or polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis be passed through, or be separated from the genome of these other organisms or other DNA by other isolation technique.Can will be transferred to soluble cotton (nitrocellulose) or other suitable solid support material from the DNA in library or the DNA of separation and be fixed thereon.In order to identify and the clone of SEQIDNO:1 or its subsequence homology or DNA, described solid support material is used in Sounthern trace.
For the present invention, hybridization represents that polynucleotide hybridizes with the nucleotide probe of mark being low to moderate very much under very high stringent condition, described nucleotide probe corresponding to the polynucleotide shown in SEQIDNO:1, its complementary strand, or its subsequence.Such as X-ray sheet (X-rayfilm) or any other detection means as known in the art can be used to detect the molecule with described probe hybridization.
In one aspect, described nucleic acid probe is the mature polypeptide encoded sequence of SEQIDNO:1.In yet another aspect, described nucleic acid probe is the Nucleotide 1 to 1785 of SEQIDNO:1.In yet another aspect, described nucleic acid probe is the coding polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2 or the polynucleotide of its fragment.In yet another aspect, described nucleic acid probe is SEQIDNO:1.
For the long probe of length at least 100 Nucleotide, be defined as at 42 DEG C by being low to moderate very much very high stringent condition, to shear and in the salmon sperm DNA of sex change at 5XSSPE, 0.3%SDS, 200 μ g/ml, and for very low and low severity be 25% methane amide, be the methane amide of 35% for-high severity in neutralization or be the methane amide of 50% for high and very high severity, carry out prehybridization and best 12 to 24 hours of hybridization according to the Southern blotting of standard.Use 2XSSC, 0.2%SDS 45 DEG C (very low severity), 50 DEG C (low severity), 55 DEG C (middle severity), 60 DEG C (in-high severity), 65 DEG C (high severity), or solid support material is finally washed three times, each 15 minutes by 70 DEG C (very high severity).
For about 15 Nucleotide of length to the short probe of about 70 Nucleotide, stringent condition is defined as at the T calculated according to the computing method (1962, Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA48:1390) of Bolton and McCarthy than use
mlow about 5 DEG C to about 10 DEG C, at 0.9MNaCl, 0.09MTris-HClpH7.6,6mMEDTA, 0.5%NP-40,1 × Denhardt solution, 1mM trisodium phosphate (sodiumpyrophosphate), 1mM SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOBASIC (sodiummonobasicphosphate), in the yeast rna of the every ml of 0.1mMATP and 0.2mg, carries out prehybridization according to the Southern blot procedure of standard and hybridizes best 12 to 24 hours.Described solid support material is added final in 0.1%SDS washing one time 15 minutes at 6 × SSC, and with 6 × SSC at the T than calculating
mthe temperature washes twice of low 5 DEG C to 10 DEG C, each 15 minutes.
In the third aspect, described parent has at least 60% by the mature polypeptide encoded sequence had with SEQIDNO:1, such as, at least 65%, at least 70%, at least 75%, at least 80%, at least 85%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, the polynucleotide encoding of the sequence of at least 99% or 100% sequence iden, described polynucleotide encoding can play the polypeptide of albumin function.In one embodiment, described parent is by the polynucleotide encoding comprising or consist of SEQIDNO:1.
The preparation of variant
Further, the present invention relates to for the preparation of variant albumin, its fragment, or comprise the method for fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, it comprises following step:
A. in albumin or its fragment, or comprise in the Albumin in Partial of fusion polypeptide of albumin or its fragment, identify for the important one or more amino acid residue positions of albumin bound FcRn;
B. provide coding described albumin, its fragment, or comprise the nucleic acid of Albumin in Partial of fusion polypeptide of albumin or its fragment;
C., the nucleic acid provided in b is provided, one or more (several) amino-acid residue being located at the position identified in a is lacked or replaces with different aminoacids or insert.
D. in suitable host cell, express the nucleic acid of modification; With
E. described variant albumin is reclaimed, its fragment or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment.
In albumin, its fragment, or in the Albumin in Partial of fusion polypeptide, identify that the one or more amino acid residue positions for albumin bound FcRn is important can carry out with several means, include but not limited to that random mutagenesis continues to analyze the mutant of generation, and compare with the parent molecules do not suddenlyd change, and the qualification that structure based is considered, optionally continue to generate the variant with the change identified, and compared with the parent molecules do not suddenlyd change.
For the identification of one or more amino acid residue positions to be changed, to prepare to have compared with natural HSA, the preferred method of the variant HSA that the change of FcRn combines is comprised the steps:
I) the non-human albumin had the different binding characteristic of FcRn is identified;
Ii) identifier's serum albumin and the interactional amino-acid residue of FcRn;
Iii) for step I i) in the one-level of the non-human albumin that goes out of the amino-acid residue Identification that identifies and human serum albumin and/or tertiary structure, and different amino-acid residue between described non-human albumin and human serum albumin is accredited as cause viewed in conjunction with difference; With
Iv) optionally, preparation HSA is at step I ii) in the variant of position of qualification, and confirm that the variant of preparation has the combination to FcRn of change compared with HSA.
Above-mentioned steps i) hereinafter described SPR assay method can be used to implement.But, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that additive method can be used for identifying to have the non-human albumin of the different binding characteristics to FcRn compared with HSA, and how described method the non-human albumin described in not relying on the different binding characteristics to FcRn identify.
In a preferred embodiment, the non-human albumin identified, compared with HSA, has the stronger combination to FcRn.The inhuman albuminous example compared with HSA with the stronger combination to FcRn comprises donkey serum albumin, albumin rabbit serum, dog serum albumin, hamster sera albumin, guinea pig serum albumin, mice serum albumin and rat serum albumin.Step I i) by considering that FcRn, HSA and the structure in conjunction with mixture between the two realize.When lack obtainable in conjunction with composite structure, the model of HSA Structure anchor in the structure of FcRn structure can be used, and to identify in HSA the interactional amino-acid residue with FcRn thus.
In a further preferred embodiment, the non-human albumin identified has the more weak combination to FcRn compared with HSA.The inhuman albuminous example compared with HSA with the more weak combination to FcRn comprises bovine serum albumin, lowlenthal serum albumin, sheep serum albumin and chicken serum albumin.Step I i) by considering that FcRn, HSA and the structure in conjunction with mixture between the two realize.When lack obtainable in conjunction with composite structure, the model of HSA Structure anchor in the structure of FcRn structure can be used, and to identify in HSA the interactional amino-acid residue with FcRn thus.
In the present invention and claims, in HSA, interactional amino-acid residue is considered as any certain amino acid being arranged in FcRn in HSA with FcRn
within amino-acid residue, or anyly to relate to and certain amino acid being arranged in FcRn
within the hydrogen bond of amino-acid residue, salt bridge or polarity or apolar interaction amino-acid residue.Preferably, the amino acid in HSA residue is arranged in the amino acid whose of FcRn
within, amino acid whose more preferably in FcRn
within, and amino acid whose most preferably in FcRn
within.
Step I ii) and iv) can use and well known to a person skilled in the art technology implementation.
The invention still further relates to and obtain variant albumin or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment, or the method for the associated complex of variant albumin or its fragment, comprise: (a) is by the position 417 at the mature polypeptide corresponding to SEQIDNO:2, 440, 464, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506, 510, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 550, 573, 574, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, the change of one or more (several) position of 582 and 584 imports parent's albumin or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described parent's albumin or its fragment, (b) reclaim described variant albumin or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment.
Described variant can use any known mutagenesis steps in this area by those skilled in the art, and as site-directed mutagenesis, synthetic gene builds, semi-synthetic gene constructed, random mutagenesis, prepared by reorganization etc.
Site-directed mutagenesis is that one or more in the polynucleotide of coding parent determine that site creates one or more (several) technology of suddenling change.
Site-directed mutagenesis can be reached by PCR in vitro, relates to the Oligonucleolide primers used containing desired sudden change.Site-directed mutagenesis also can be undertaken by expression cassette mutagenesis in vitro, relates to and cutting with the site of restriction enzyme in the plasmid of polynucleotide comprising coding parent, be then connected in described polynucleotide by the oligonucleotide containing sudden change.Usually the restriction enzyme carrying out digesting on plasmid and on oligonucleotide is identical, and described plasmid and inset are connected to each other.See, such as, Scherer and Davis, 1979, Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA76:4949-4955; And Barton etc., 1990, NucleicAcidsResearch18:7349-4966.
Site-directed mutagenesis also can be reached by means known in the art in vivo.See, such as, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0171154; Storici etc., 2001, NatureBiotechnol.19:773-776; Kren etc., 1998, Nat.Med.4:285-290; And Calissano and Macino, 1996, FungalGenet.Newslett.43:15-16.
Any site-directed mutagenesis method all can be used for the present invention.Many available commercial reagents boxes are had to can be used for preparing variant.
It is the polynucleotide molecule of encoding target polypeptide that synthetic gene structure relates to compounding design in vitro.Gene chemical synthesis can use multiple technologies to carry out, as by Tian etc. (2004, Nature432:1050-1054) the described technology based on multichannel microchip (multiplexmicrochip-based), and similar technology, wherein synthetic oligonucleotide in the upper assembling of the micro flow chip (microfluidicchip) of available light programming (photo-programmable).
Known mutagenesis, restructuring and/or Shuffling Method can be used, then carry out the screening process of being correlated with, as by Reidhaar-Olson and Sauer, 1988, Science241:53-57; Bowie and Sauer, 1989, Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA86:2152-2156; WO95/17413; Or those disclosed in WO95/22625, carry out one or more aminoacid replacement, disappearance and/or insert and tested.Other spendable methods comprise fallibility PCR, phage display (such as Lowman etc., 1991, Biochemistry.30:10832-10837; U.S. Patent number 5,223,409; And regiondirected mutagenesis (region-directedmutagenesis) (Derbyshire etc., 1986, Gene46:145 WO92/06204); Ner etc., 1988, DNA7:127).
Mutagenesis/Shuffling Method can with high-throughput, auto-screening method combine with detect by host cell expression through cloning, the activity (Ness etc., 1999, NatureBiotechnology17:893-896) of the polypeptide of mutagenesis.The DNA molecular through mutagenesis of encode active polypeptides can reclaim from host cell and use this area standard method to check order rapidly.These methods make to determine that the importance of single amino acids residue in polypeptide becomes possibility fast.
Semi-synthetic gene constructed gene constructed by combinatorial compound and/or site-directed mutagenesis and/or random mutagenesis and/or reorganization feature is reached.Semi-synthetic structure is generally the method using the polynucleotide passage of synthesis and round pcr to combine.Thus the determination region of gene can start anew to synthesize, and other regions can use site-directed mutagenesis primer amplification, also can carry out fallibility PCR or non-fallibility PCR (non-errorpronePCR) amplification to other other regions.Then polynucleotide subfragment can be reorganized.
Variant
Present invention also offers the albuminous variant albumin of parent or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment, it is corresponding to position 417 in SEQIDNO:2, 440, 464, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506, 510, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 550, 573, 574, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, one or more (several) position of 582 and 584 comprises change, wherein each change is independently for replacing, insert or disappearance, its prerequisite is that described variant not has replacement D494N, E501K, K541E, D550G, A, the SEQIDNO:2 of K573E or K574N.
Variant albumin of the present invention, its fragment, or the Albumin in Partial of the fusion polypeptide comprising variant albumin or its fragment usually has at least 60% with the sequence of the HSA shown in SEQIDNO:2, preferably at least 70%, preferred at least 80%, preferably at least 85%, preferably at least 90%, more preferably at least 95%, more preferably at least 96%, more preferably at least 97%, more preferably at least 98%, and most preferably at least 99% sequence iden.
In one aspect, the change number in variant of the present invention is 1-20, such as 1-10 and 1-5, as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 or 10 change.
Described variant albumin, its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment and corresponding parent's albumin, its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising described variant albumin or its fragment compares the plasma half-time with change.
In an especially preferred embodiment, described parent's albumin is HSA, and described variant albumin, its fragment, or comprise fusion polypeptide and the HSA of described variant albumin or its fragment, the fragment of its correspondence, or the fusion polypeptide comprising HSA or its fragment compares the plasma half-time with change.
Based on the allelotrope HSAD494N of natural appearance, the present inventor recognizes that albumin is to the combination of its acceptor and associating between plasma half-time.Contriver analyzes this allelotrope, and finds that it has lower avidity to its acceptor FcRn.
In addition, disclosed the transgenic mice that its native mouse FcRn employment FcRn substitutes and there is higher serum albumin levels compared with normal mouse, see JExpMed. (2003) 197 (3): 315-22.The present inventor finder FcRn to the albuminous avidity of mice serum and mouse FcRn to higher compared with the albuminous avidity of mice serum, therefore, the sero-abluminous increase observed in transgenic mice is consistent with higher affinity between serum albumin and its acceptor, confirms albumin to the combination of FcRn and associating between plasma half-time.In addition, shown in mouse model to FcRn almost without or without the albuminous variant combined, there is the half life of minimizing, Kenanova etc. (2009) J.Nucl.Med.; 50 (Supplement2): 1582).
A kind ofly determine that whether variant albumin is use surface plasma resonance as described below to measure (SurfacePlasmonResonanceassay, SPR) higher or lower than the albuminous mode of parent to the avidity of FcRn.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that and whether can use additive method determination variant albumin to the avidity of FcRn higher or lower than the avidity of parent's albumin to FcRn, such as, determine and compare binding constant KD.Therefore, the variant albumin according to the present invention with the KD of the KD lower than natural HSA is considered as having plasma half-time higher compared with HSA, and the variant albumin with the KD of the KD higher than natural HSA is considered as having plasma half-time lower compared with HSA.
Albuminous variant or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of albumin or its fragment, one or more change is being comprised, as replaced, lack or inserting: 417,440,464,490,492,493,494,495,496,499,500,501,503,504,505,506,510,535,536,537,538,540,541,542,550,573,574,575,577,578,579,580,581,582 and 584 corresponding to one or more (several) position being selected from the position of lower group in HSA.Described replacement can be any replacement, the amino acid wherein in native albumin sequence by be selected from other in 19 the amino acid whose different aminoacids of natural appearance replaced.
In one aspect, one or more (several) position that variant is corresponding to the position 417,440,464,490,492,493,494,495,496,499,500,501,503,504,505,506,510,535,536,537,538,540,541,542,550,573,574,575,577,578,579,580,581,582 and 584 in SEQIDNO:2 comprises change.In yet another aspect, two positions that variant is corresponding in SEQIDNO:2 417,440,464,490,492,493,494,495,496,499,500,501,503,504,505,506,510,535,536,537,538,540,541,542,550,573,574,575,577,578,579,580,581,582 and 584 comprise change.In yet another aspect, three positions that variant is corresponding to the position 417,440,464,490,492,493,494,495,496,499,500,501,503,504,505,506,510,535,536,537,538,540,541,542,550,573,574,575,577,578,579,580,581,582 and 584 in SEQIDNO:2 comprise change.In yet another aspect, each position that variant is corresponding to the position 417,440,464,490,492,493,494,495,496,499,500,501,503,504,505,506,510,535,536,537,538,540,541,542,550,573,574,575,577,578,579,580,581,582 and 584 in SEQIDNO:2 comprises change.
In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement Q417A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, H.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H440Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H464Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A490D of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement E492G of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, T, P, H.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement V493P of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, L.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement D494N of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, Q, A, E, P.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement E495Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, A.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement T496A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement P499A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K500E of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, G, D, A, S, C, P, H, F, N, W, T, M, Y, V, Q, L, I, R.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement E501A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, P, Q.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement N503K of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, D, H.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A504E of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement E505K of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, D.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement T506F of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, S.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H510Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H535Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K536A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement P537A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K538A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, H.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement T540S of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K541A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, D, G, N, E.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement E542P of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, D.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement D550N of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K573Y of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, W, P, H, F, V, I, T, N, S, G, M, C, A, E, Q, R, L, D.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K574N of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement Q580K of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement L575F of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A577T of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, E.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A578R of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, S.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement S579C of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, T.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement Q580K of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A581D of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A582T of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement G584A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In one aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 417 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 417, or Val, preferred Ala or His.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement Q417A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, H.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 440 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 440, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H440Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 464 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 464, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H464Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 490 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 490, or Val.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A490G of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 492 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 492, or Val, preferred Gly.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement E492G of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 493 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 493, or Val, preferred Pro.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement V493P of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 494 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 494, or Val, preferred Asn, Gln or Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement D494N of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, Q, A.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 495 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 495, or Val, preferred Gln or Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises replacement E495Q or A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 496 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 496, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement T496A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 499 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 499, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement P499A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 500 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 500, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K500E of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, G, D, A, S, C, P, H, F, N, W, T, M, Y, V, Q, L, I, R.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 501 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn at the aminoacid replacement of position corresponding to position 501, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr, or Val, preferred Ala or Gln (to reduce avidity) and Pro (to increase avidity).In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the E501A of the mature polypeptide replacing SEQIDNO:2, Q, P.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 503 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 503, or Val, preferred Asp or Lys or His.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement N503D of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, K, H.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 504 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 504, or Val.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A504 of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 505 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 505, or Val.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement E505D of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 506 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 506, or Val.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement T506S of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, F.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 510 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 510, or Val, preferred Gln.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H510Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 535 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 535, or Val, preferred Gln.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement H535Q of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 536 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 536, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K536A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 537 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 537, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement P537A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 538 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 538, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K538H of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, A.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 540 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 540, or Val.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement T540S of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 541 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 541, or Val, preferred Gly, Asp or Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K541G of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, DA, N.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 542 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 542, or Val, preferred Asp or Pro.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the E542D of the mature polypeptide replacing SEQIDNO:2, P.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 550 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn at the aminoacid replacement of position corresponding to position 550, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr, or Val, preferred Asn (to reduce avidity), preferred Glu (to increase avidity).
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 573 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 573, or Val, preferred Tyr, Trp, Pro, His.Phe,Val,Ile,Thr,Asn,Ser,Gly,Met,Cys,Ala,Glu,Gln,Arg,Leu,Asp。In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K573Y of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, W, P, H, F, V, I, T, N, S, G, M, C, A, E, Q, R, L, D.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 574 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 574, or Val, preferred Asn.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement K574N of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 575 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 575, or Val, preferred Phe.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement L575F of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 577 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 577, or Val, preferred Thr or Glu.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A577TE of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 578 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 578, or Val, preferred Arg or Ser.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A578R of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, S.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 579 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 579, or Val, preferred Cys or Thr.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement S579C of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2, T.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 580 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 580, or Val, preferred Lys.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement Q580K of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 581 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 581, or Val, preferred Asp.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A581D of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 582 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 582, or Val, preferred Thr.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement A582T of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, the position that described variant is corresponding to position 584 comprises change.In yet another aspect, be Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Cys, Gln, Glu, Gly, His, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Pro, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr at the aminoacid replacement of the position corresponding to position 584, or Val, preferred Ala.In yet another aspect, described variant comprises the replacement G584A of the mature polypeptide of SEQIDNO:2.
In yet another aspect, described variant is comprising change corresponding to the position of position 494 and 496 in SEQIDNO:2, as above-mentioned those.
In yet another aspect, described variant is comprising change corresponding to the position of position 492 and 493 in SEQIDNO:2, as above-mentioned those.
In yet another aspect, described variant is comprising change corresponding to the position of position 494 and 417 in SEQIDNO:2, as above-mentioned those.
In yet another aspect, described variant is comprising change corresponding to the position of position 492 and 503 in SEQIDNO:2, as above-mentioned those.
In yet another aspect, described variant is comprising change corresponding to the position of position 492 and 573 in SEQIDNO:2, as above-mentioned those.
In yet another aspect, described variant is comprising change corresponding to the position of position 492,503 and 573 in SEQIDNO:2, as above-mentioned those.
In one embodiment, variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment, replacement: 417 in a SEQIDNO:2 is being contained corresponding to the position being selected from the position of lower group in HSA, 440, 464, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506, 510, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 550, 573, 574, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582 and 584, prerequisite is that described variant albumin is not by having replacement D494N, E501K, K541E, D550G, A, the variant of the SEQIDNO:2 composition of K573E or K574N.Variant albumin of the present invention, its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising variant albumin or its fragment can comprise other replacements, insert or disappearance in one or more (several) position corresponding to other positions in HSA.
In another embodiment, variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment, two are being contained corresponding to the position being selected from the position of lower group in HSA, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, nineteen, 20 or even more replacement: 417 of SEQIDNO:2, 440, 464, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506, 510, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 550, 573, 574, 575, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582 and 584.Variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising variant albumin or its fragment can comprise other replacements, insert or disappearance in the position corresponding to other positions in HSA.
In further embodiment, variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment, with parent's albumin, its fragment, or the plasma half-time comprising the fusion polypeptide of described parent's albumin or its fragment is compared, there is longer plasma half-time.Comprise variant albumin or its fragment of replacement according to the example of this embodiment position be included in corresponding to 492,503,542,550,573,574,580,581,582 or 584 in SEQIDNO:2, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment.According to the preferred replacement of the embodiment of the present invention be included in corresponding in SEQIDNO:2 492 the replacement with G residue of amino-acid residue of position, corresponding to the replacement with H or K residue of amino-acid residue of position of in SEQIDNO:2 503, corresponding to the replacement with E residue of amino-acid residue of position of in SEQIDNO:2 550, correspond in SEQIDNO:2 573 position amino-acid residue with Y, W, P, H, F, V, I, T, N, S, G, M, C, A, E, Q, R, the replacement of L or D, corresponding to the replacement with N residue of amino-acid residue of position of in SEQIDNO:2 574, or corresponding to the replacement with K residue of amino-acid residue of position of in SEQIDNO:2 580.Other preferred variants have the replacement at the position G residue corresponding in SEQIDNO:2 492, and have and corresponding to the position A of 573 or the replacement of P residue in SEQIDNO:2.Other preferred variants have in the multiple replacement in position corresponding to position 492 in SEQIDNO:2, and the position of 503 is H residue in SEQIDNO:2.
Other preferred variants have the replacement at the position G residue corresponding in SEQIDNO:2 492, and correspond to the replacement of H or K in the position corresponding to position 503 in SEQIDNO:2, and position 573 replacement of A or P residue in SEQIDNO:2.
In further embodiment, variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment, with parent's albumin, its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising described parent's albumin or its fragment is compared, and has shorter plasma half-time.Be included in corresponding to 417 in SEQIDNO:2 according to the example of this embodiment, 440,494,495,496,499,500,501,536,537,538, the position of 541,494+496 or 492+493 comprises variant albumin or its fragment of replacement, or comprises the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment.Preferred replacement comprises corresponding to Q417A, H440Q, D494E+Q417H, D494N, Q, A in SEQIDNO:2, E495Q, A, T496A, D494N+T496A or P499A, K500A, E501A, the replacement of E501Q, K536A, P537A, K538A, K541G, K541AK541D or D550N.
In another embodiment of the invention, variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising described variant albumin or its fragment loses its ability in conjunction with FcRn.In this association, if the resonance units recorded variant in SPR as described below measures is less than 10% of the resonance units that parent's albumin or its fragment for correspondence record, then albumin variants or its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising albumin variants or its fragment is regarded as losing the ability in conjunction with FcRn.According to the example of this embodiment be included in corresponding in SEQIDNO:2 464,500,510 or 535 position comprise variant albumin or its fragment of replacement, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of described variant albumin or its fragment.Preferred replacement comprises the replacement corresponding to H464Q, K500A, P, C, S, A, D.GH510Q or H535Q in SEQIDNO:2.
Except corresponding to position 417,464,490,492,493,494 in SEQIDNO:2,495,496,499,500,501,503,504,505,506,510,535,536,537,538,540,541,542,550,573,574, outside one or more replacements of one or more positions of 580,581,582 and 584, variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising described variant albumin or its fragment can contain in other positions of molecule that other replace, disappearance or insert.These type of other replacement, disappearance or insertion can be used for other characteristics changing molecule, as but be not limited to change glycosylation, import surface reaction group as thiol group, remove/generate carbamylation site etc.
The reactive residue provided on surface can be provided, and advantageously can be applied to residue of the present invention and be disclosed in undocumented patent application WO2010/092135 (being incorporated to by carrying stating).Particularly preferred residue comprises the position corresponding to the position in SEQIDNO:2.
As carrying out providing the example of the change of reactive thiol group to comprise change corresponding to changing in following SEQIDNO:2 on surface by correspondence position in SEQIDNO:2 or in other albumin: L585C, D1C, A2C, D562C, A364C, A504C, E505C, T79C, E86C, D129C, D549C, A581C, D121C, E82C, S270C, A578C, L595LC, D1DC, A2AC, D562DC, A364AC, A504AC, E505EC, T79TC, E86EC, D129DC, D549DC, A581AC, A581AC, D121DC, E82EC, S270SC, A579AC, C360*, C316*, C75*, C168*, C558*, C361*, C91*, C124*, C169* and C567*.Or, cysteine residues can be added at albuminous N or C end.
Polynucleotide
The invention still further relates to the polynucleotide that code book invents the separation of any variant.
Nucleic acid construct
The invention still further relates to the nucleic acid construct of the polynucleotide comprising variant of the present invention of encoding, described polynucleotide are operably connected with one or more (several) regulating and controlling sequence, and described regulating and controlling sequence instructs the expression of encoding sequence in suitable host cell under the condition compatible with this regulating and controlling sequence.
Can with being permitted multi-mode operation polynucleotide to provide the expression of variant.Depend on expression vector, it may be desirable or required for operating on it before by polynucleotide insertion vector.The technology using recombinant DNA method to modify polynucleotide is well known in the art.
Regulating and controlling sequence can be promoter sequence, its by host cell identification for expression polynucleotide.Promoter sequence contains the transcription regulating nucleotide sequence of the expression of mediation variant.Promotor can be any nucleotide sequence showing transcriptional activity in host cell, comprise sudden change, brachymemma with the promotor of heterozygosis, and can to obtain by the gene of polypeptide from the born of the same parents of coding and host cell homology or allos or in born of the same parents.
In yeast host, useful promotor obtains from the gene of following enzyme: yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae (Saccharomycescerevisiae) Hydratase, phosphoenolpyruvate (ENO-1), Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein enzyme A (PRA1), Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein enzyme B (PRB1), yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae translation elongation factor (TEF1), yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae translation elongation factor (TEF2), yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae galactokinase (GAL1), yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae alcoholdehydrogenase/glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (ADH1, ADH2/GAP), yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae triose-phosphate isomerase (TPI), brewing yeast metallothionein (CUP1) and yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae glycerol 3-phosphate acid kinase.For useful other promotor of yeast host cell by Romanos etc., 1992, Yeast8:423-488 describes.
Regulating and controlling sequence also can be suitable transcription terminator sequences, and it is transcribed with termination by host cell identification.Described terminator sequence is operably connected with 3 ' end of the polynucleotide of the described variant of coding.Any terminator having function can be used in host cell.
The preferred terminator of yeast host cell is obtained from the gene of following enzyme: yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae Hydratase, phosphoenolpyruvate, S. cerevisiae cytochrome C (CYC1), yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae alcoholdehydrogenase (ADH1) and S. cerevisiae glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.For useful other terminator of yeast host cell by Romanos etc., 1992, see upper description.
Regulating and controlling sequence can also be suitable leader sequence, and it is for the important mRNA non-translational region of the translation of host cell.Leader sequence is operably connected to 5 ' end of the polynucleotide of encode variant.Any leader sequence having function can be used in host cell.
The leader sequence suitable for yeast host cell obtains from the gene of following enzyme: yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae Hydratase, phosphoenolpyruvate (ENO-1), yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae glycerol 3-phosphate acid kinase, cerevisiae alpha-factor and yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae alcoholdehydrogenase/glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (ADH2/GAP).
Regulating and controlling sequence also can be polyadenylation se-quence, and it is the sequence be operably connected with 3 ' end of variant coding sequences, and when transcribing, host cell is identified as the signal adding poly-adenosine residue to the mRNA transcribed.Any polyadenylation se-quence having function can be used in host cell.
For the useful polyadenylation se-quence of yeast host cell by Guo and Sherman, 1995, Mol.CellularBiol.15:5983-5990 describes.
Regulating and controlling sequence can also be signal peptide coding region, and its coding holds with the N of variant the signal peptide be connected, and instructs variant to enter emiocytosis approach.Encoding sequence 5 ' the end of polynucleotide can comprise signal peptide coding region inherently, and this signal peptide coding region is connected to natively and translates in reading frame together with the section of the coding region of encode variant.Or it is the signal peptide coding region of external source that encoding sequence 5 ' end can contain for described coding region.Exogenous signals peptide-coding region is unrequired containing can be during signal peptide coding region natively at encoding sequence.Or exogenous signals peptide-coding region can replace natural signals peptide-coding region simply to strengthen the secretion of variant.But, any signal peptide coding region of the Secretory Pathway of host cell can be entered by the instruction variant of expressing.
The signal peptide useful for yeast host cell obtains from the gene of cerevisiae alpha-factor and Saccharomyces cerevisiae invertase.Other useful signal coding sequence is described in Romanos etc., 1992, on seeing.
When both signal peptide and propetide district all appear at the N end of variant, make the position in propetide district and then (nextto) variant N hold, and the N in and then propetide district, the position making signal peptide district holds.
Production method
Variant of the present invention can use and well known to a person skilled in the art prepared by technology.Method is by clones coding parent albumin or its fragment or the nucleic acid of fusion polypeptide comprising albumin or its fragment easily, modifies described nucleic acid to correspond to position 417 in SEQIDNO:2, 464, 490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 499, 500, 501, 503, 504, 505, 506, 510, 535, 536, 537, 538, 540, 541, 542, 550, 573, the replacement needed for the importing of one or more (several) position of 574 and 580, wherein said variant is not by having replacement D494N, E501K, K541E, D550G, A, the variant of the SEQIDNO:2 composition of K573E or K574N, prepare suitable gene construct, wherein modified nucleic acid and suitable adjustment genetic elements are as promotor, terminator, activate site, ribosome bind sites etc. are operably connected, and described gene construct is imported suitable host living beings, cultivate the host living beings through transforming, and reclaim described variant under the condition causing described variant to be expressed.All these technology are well known in the art, and those skilled in the art have the ability of the suitable method of design for preparation concrete variant of the present invention.
Also variant polypeptide of the present invention can be connected to signal sequence and in the host living beings culturing process through transforming, be secreted into growth medium to make described variant polypeptide.Variant polypeptide is made to be secreted into growth medium so that recovery and purifying are generally favourable.
Technology for the preparation of variant polypeptide is also disclosed in WO2009019314 (being incorporated to by carrying stating), and these technology are also applicable to the present invention.
Albumin successfully comprises fungi as recombinant protein multiple host and (includes but not limited to Aspergillus (Aspergillus) (WO06066595), genus kluyveromyces (Kluyveromyces) (Fleer1991, Bio/technology9, 968-975), Pichia (Pichia) (Kobayashi1998TherapeuticApheresis2, 257-262) with yeast belong (Saccharomyces) (Sleep1990, Bio/technology8, 42-46)), bacterium (Pandjaitab2000, J.AllergyClin.Immunol.105, 279-285)), animal (Barash1993, TransgenicResearch2, 266-276) (include but not limited to potato and tobacco (Sijmons1990 with plant, Bio/technology8, 217andFarran2002, TransgenicResearch11, expressed 337-346).Variant polypeptide of the present invention is preferably produced by restructuring in suitable host cell.In principle, any host cell that can produce polypeptide with appropriate amount all can use, and those skilled in the art have the ability selecting Suitable host cells according to the present invention.Preferred host living beings is yeast, is preferably selected from yeast belong (Saccharomycacae), is more preferably yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Known isolation technique can be used as filtered, the combination of centrifugal, chromatography and Human serum protein technology etc. reclaims and purifying variant polypeptide of the present invention from growth medium.Those skilled in the art have use this type of known separating step particular combination purifying described in the ability of variant.As the example of purification technique that can be applicable to variant of the present invention, the instruction of WO0044772 can be mentioned.
Variant polypeptide of the present invention can be used for upper for treatment useful compound delivery to there being the animals or humans of these needs individual.The upper useful compound of this type for the treatment of includes but not limited to for diagnosing mark as multiple developing technique and the compound that easily detects; Pharmaceutically active compound is as medicine, or specific binding module is as antibody.Variant of the present invention even can be connected to compound useful in two or more different treatments, such as a kind of antibody and a kind of medicine, this gives combination molecule specific binding in the ability of required target, and thus this particular target is provided to the medicine connected of high density.
Fusion polypeptide
Albumin variants of the present invention and fragment thereof also can merge with non-albumin polypeptide fusion partner mutually.Described fusion partner can be any polypeptide in principle, but general preferred described fusion partner is the polypeptide with treatment or diagnostic feature.The fusion polypeptide comprising albumin or its fragment is well known in the art.Find that the fusion polypeptide that this kind comprises albumin or its fragment and fusion partner polypeptide has longer plasma half-time compared with the fusion partner polypeptide do not merged.According to the present invention, the plasma half-time of fusion polypeptide of the present invention relative to the corresponding fusion polypeptide of prior art can be changed.
One or more can be treated peptide fusion to hold in albuminous N, C holds, and inserts the ring (loop) in albumin structure, or its arbitrary combination.It can comprise or not comprise joint sequence fusion polypeptide various ingredients separated.
The instruction relating to the fusion of albumin or its fragment is known in the art, and one skilled in the art will recognize that this type of instruction is also applicable to the present invention.WO2001/79271A and WO2003/59934A also comprises the example of the treatment polypeptide that can be blended in albumin or its fragment, and these examples are also applicable to the present invention.
Conjugate
Albumin variants of the present invention or its fragment can use technology as known in the art to put together in the second molecule.Described second molecule can comprise diagnostic module, and in this embodiment described in put together the diagnostic tool that can be used as in development, or described second molecule can be therapeutic compound, and described conjugate can be used for therapeutic purpose in this embodiment, wherein said conjugate has the treatment characteristic of described therapeutic compound and albuminous long plasma half-time.The conjugate of albumin and treatment molecule is well known in the art, and has verified as this, and this type of conjugate has longer plasma half-time compared with unconjugated free treatment molecule.The free sulphur group (amino-acid residue 34 of ripe HSA) that described conjugate can exist on the surface conveniently by HSA uses known chemical process to connect.
In particularly preferred at one, put together described variant albumin and fragment thereof in useful therapeutic compound, and this conjugate is used for the treatment of the symptom had in the patient of these needs, wherein said symptom responds this therapeutic compound selected especially.For by this kind of therapeutic compound, the technology of puting together in variant albumin or its fragment is well known in the art.WO2009/019314 discloses the example being suitable for therapeutic compound being puted together the technology in polypeptide, and this technology is also applicable to the present invention.In addition, WO2009/019314 discloses the compound of Transferrins,iron complexes and the example of module that can put together in replacing, and these examples also can be applicable to the present invention.The instruction of WO2009/019314 is incorporated to herein by carrying stating.
HSA contains a free thiol group with its natural form, and it can be advantageously used in puting together.As the specific embodiments in this aspect, described variant albumin or its fragment can comprise the further modification be provided at its other free thiol group of Surface Creation.This has following benefit: the useful load of described variant albumin or its fragment is increased, thus the variant albumin therapeutic compound more than a molecule can puted together in per molecule or its fragment, maybe two or more different therapeutic compound can be puted together the variant albumin in per molecule or its fragment, such as, by the compound with target characteristic as to the such as specific antibody of tumour tool; And cytotoxic drug is puted together in variant albumin or its fragment, build the high degree of specificity medicine for tumour thus.Also be found in co-pending patent application WO2010/092135 to modifying with the instruction of the specific residue providing more free thiol group on surface, it is incorporated to herein by carrying stating.
Associated complex
Described albuminous variant or its fragment can use with the form of " associated complex " further.In the case, term " associated complex " is intended to mean to comprise albumin variants or its fragment and another kind and is connected by Non-covalent binding or associate in the compound of the another kind of compound of described variant albumin or its fragment.As the example of this kind of associated complex, can mention and to associate in the associated complex of albuminous lipid by variant albumin with by hydrophobic interaction.This type of associated complex is known in the art, and it can use known technology to prepare.As the example of the preferred associated complex of the present invention, the associated complex comprising variant albumin and taxol can be mentioned.
Other purposes
Variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising variant albumin or its fragment has and parent's albumin or its fragment, or the fusion polypeptide comprising parent's albumin or its fragment is compared, the benefit that its plasma half-time changes.Its benefit is of the present inventionly comprise the conjugate of variant albumin or its fragment or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, or the plasma half-time of the associated complex comprising variant albumin or its fragment can be selected according to concrete therapeutic purpose.
For example, for the conjugate for object of developing in animals or humans, associated complex or fusion polypeptide, when visualization module has very short half life, and comprise the conjugate of HSA or fusion polypeptide when having far beyond longer plasma half-time needed for this development object, use variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment compared with parent's albumin or its fragment with shorter plasma half-time, with provide have grow to for development object enough, but the conjugate being as short as the fusion polypeptide of the plasma half-time enough removed in its particular patient used is favourable.
At the conjugate of the therapeutic compound about the very pathology comprised in the patient of effectively treatment or this kind for the treatment of of alleviation needs, in another example of associated complex or fusion polypeptide, use and there is the variant albumin of longer plasma half-time or its fragment compared with parent's albumin or its fragment to provide the associated complex or conjugate with longer plasma half-time or fusion polypeptide can be favourable, this can have following benefit: associated complex of the present invention or conjugate or fusion polypeptide use the dosage not needing frequently to use or only need to reduce, thus with when use compared with the situation of parent's albumin or its associated complex or its fragment, there is less side effect.
In further at one, the present invention relates to and comprise variant albumin of the present invention, its associated complex or its fragment, variant albumin fragment or its associated complex, or comprise the composition of fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment.Described composition is preferably pharmaceutical compositions.Described composition can use technology known in the art to prepare, technology disclosed in handbook generally acknowledged in pharmaceutical field.
In a specific embodiment, described composition comprises variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment and comprises the compound of pharmaceutically useful module and albumin bound territory (ABD).According to the present invention, ABD means to be incorporated in vivo the albuminous site of circulation, module or territory, and make thus described ABD and any be incorporated into described ABD compound or module transport in the circulating cycle.ABD is well known in the art, and has shown it and be closely incorporated into albumin, therefore comprises the compound being incorporated into albuminous ABD and can show to a certain extent and to obtain picture individual molecule.The present inventor has recognized by variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment together being used with the compound comprising pharmaceutically useful module and ABD, this patient needed can be injected with wherein said compound like this, or situation about using in the preparation comprising native albumin or its fragment is compared, and changes the plasma half-time that this comprises the compound of pharmaceutically useful module and ABD.
Variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment, comprise the conjugate of variant albumin or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, or the associated complex comprising variant albumin or its fragment also can use techniques well known in the art group to enter nanometer or micron particle.Preferred method for the preparation of the nanometer or micron particle that are applicable to variant albumin of the present invention or its fragment is disclosed in WO2004/071536, and it is incorporated to herein by carrying stating.
Composition
The present invention also relates to albumin variants or its fragment or comprises the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, or comprise the conjugate of albumin variants or its fragment, or the associated complex comprising albumin variants or its fragment is preparing the purposes in pharmaceutical compositions, wherein said albumin variants or its fragment or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, or comprise the conjugate of albumin variants or its fragment, or comprise the associated complex of albumin variants or its fragment and HSA or its respective segments, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of HSA or its fragment, or the conjugate comprising HSA is compared, there is the plasma half-time of change.
In the case, the respective segments of described HSA is intended to the albuminous fragment of variant that means to compare with it to it and has an amino acid whose HSA fragment of equal amts.Similarly, the fusion polypeptide comprising HSA accordingly or the conjugate comprising HSA are intended to mean and comprise the molecule as the fusion polypeptide of the albuminous conjugate of the variant compared with formed objects and aminoacid sequence.
Preferably, described albumin variants or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, its fragment, the conjugate comprising albumin variants or its fragment and HSA or its respective segments or comprise HSA or its fragment fusion polypeptide plasma half-time compared with, there is higher plasma half-time.
Or, this can be expressed as: described albumin variants or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, its fragment, or the conjugate comprising albumin variants or its fragment for FcRn KD lower than to HSA or its respective segments or the corresponding KD of fusion polypeptide comprising HSA or its fragment.Preferably, for described albumin variants or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, its fragment, or the conjugate comprising albumin variants or its fragment, its KD is lower than the 0.9XKD of HSA, more preferably less than the 0.5XKD of HSA, more preferably less than the 0.1XKD of HSA, even more preferably less than the 0.05XKD of HSA, even more preferably less than the 0.02XKD of HSA, and most preferably lower than the 0.01XKD of HSA.
Described albumin variants or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, its fragment, or the conjugate comprising albumin variants or its fragment is preferably albumin variants of the present invention or its fragment, or comprise the fusion polypeptide of variant albumin or its fragment, its fragment, or the conjugate comprising albumin variants or its fragment.
The present invention is further described by following embodiment, and it should not be considered as limitation of the scope of the invention.